(Only awards/projects with funding start dates that have been confirmed since the last issue of Research Briefs in August 2007 are listed here.)
Michael Fischer, MD, MSPH
Hines VAMC
Role of Kidney Disease in an Elderly High-risk Population
Anouk Grubaugh, PhD
Charleston VAMC
Improving Mental Health Services for Diverse Veterans with PTSD and SMI
Lynn Soban, PhD, MPH, RN
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Nursing Processes of Care and VA Inpatient Quality
Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPH
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System
Andrew Zhou, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Cynthia Brandt, MD
VA Connecticut Health Care System
Women Veterans Cohort Study
Barbara Bokhour, PhD
Bedford VAMC
An Intervention to Improve Patient-Provider Communication about HIV Testing
Dawn Bravata, MD
Indianapolis VAMC
Racial Disparities in Blood Pressure Management among Stroke Patients
Laura Damschroder, MS
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Barriers and Facilitators in Uptake of MOVE! in the VA
Lisa Dixon, MD, MPH
VA Maryland Health Care System
Can Family/Caregiver Involvement Improve TIDES Outcomes?
Sonia Duffy, PhD, MS, RN
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Facility Level Smoking Cessation Intervention in VISN 11
Dana Epstein, PhD, RN
Phoenix VAMC
Modification to Insomnia Treatments for OIF/OEF Veterans with TBI
Eric Garshick, MD
VA Boston Health Care System
Assessment of Osteoporosis in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Ronald Gironda, PhD
Tampa VAMC
Chronic Headache among OEF/OIF Veterans Exposed to Blasts
MaryAnn Gregor, DrPH
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Enhancing Caregiver Support for VA Patients with Diabetes
Marylou Guihan, PhD
Hines VAMC
Developing a Home Telehealth Program to Manage Pressure Ulcers in SCI/D
Sue Haddock, PhD
Columbia VAMC
Assessing Evidence for Nurse Staffing to Improve Patient/Organizational Outcomes
Christian Helfrich, MPH, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Psychometric Validation of an Organizational Readiness-to-Change Scale
Stephen Henry, DrPH, MPH
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System
Implementing a Project to Reduce Missed HIV Clinic Appointments
Susan Kirsh, MD
Cleveland VAMC
Diabetes Shared Medical Appointments: System Redesign and Implementation
Sarah Krein, PhD, RN
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Study of Women Veterans in Menopause (SWIM)
Mary Jo Pugh, PhD
VA South Texas Health Care System
Multifaceted Assessment of Coordination of Care for OEF/OIF Veterans
Maude Rittman, RN, PhD
North Florida/South Georgia VA Health Care System
Evaluation of Caregiver Guidebooks
Joanne Robbins, PhD
Madison VAMC
Dose Response-Driven Fluid Implementation to Assess and Treat Dysphagia
John Rumsfeld, MD
Denver VAMC
Evaluating the Implementation of the VA Cardiovascular Assessment Reporting and Tracking System for Cath Labs (CART-CL)
Nina Sayer, PhD
Minneapolis VAMC
Community Re-Integration Problems and Treatment Preferences among OIF/OEF Veterans
Sherrie Schuldheis, PhD, RN
Portland VAMC
Glycemic Management Using an Insulin Infusion Protocol in a Non-ICU Area
Carol Smith Hammond, PhD
Durham VAMC
Ability of Cough to Predict Dysphagia in Rehabilitation Patients
Constance Uphold, PhD
North Florida/South Georgia VA Health Care System
Intervention Development for Shared Decision Making in Stroke Prevention
Marcia Valenstein, MD
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Suicide and Firearm Experience (SAFE): Developing Strategies to Increase Veterans' Safety
Carol VanDeusen Lukas, EdD
VA Boston Health Care System
Multi-Site Coordinated Evaluation of the Impact of Quality-Based Payment Strategies (AHRQ ACTION)
Bonnie Wakefield, PhD, RN
Columbia VAMC
Caregiving Appraisal in Caregivers of Chronically Ill Veterans
Rhonda Williams-Avery, PhD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Peer Visitation for OIF/OEF Veterans with PT/BRI and their Caregivers
Virginia Chang, MD, PhD
Philadelphia VAMC
The Influence of Obesity on Veteran's Quality of Care
Sylvain Delisle, MD, MBA
VA Maryland Health Care System
From Syndromic to Disease-Course Surveillance
Susan Eisen, PhD
Bedford VAMC
Predicting Post-Deployment Mental Health Substance Abuse and Service Needs
Angela Fagerlin, PhD
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System
Impact of a Plain Language Prostate Cancer Decision Aid on Decision Making
David Litaker, MD, PhD
Cleveland VAMC
Summary Measures of Quality for Diabetes Care
Jay McDonald, MD
St. Louis VAMC
Using VA Databases to Identify Drug AEs and their Health and Cost Impact
Karin Nelson, MD, MSHS
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
The Impact of Neighborhood Environment on Veteran Health and Survival
Steven Pizer, PhD
VA Boston Health Care System
Outpatient Waiting Times, Outcomes, and Cost for VA Patients with Diabetes
Michelle Salyers, PhD
Indianapolis VAMC
Illness Management and Recovery for Veterans with Severe Mental Illness
Yujing Shen, PhD
VA New Jersey Health Care System
Longitudinal Analysis of Utilization and Cost by VA Patients with Diabetes
Alexander Sox-Harris, PhD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Process Quality Measures of Addiction Care: Validation and Refinement
Michael Steinman, MDv
San Francisco VAMC
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple Comorbidities
Elizabeth Yano, PhD, MSPHv
VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System
Empirical Evaluation of Structure-Outcome Links in VA's Quality Transformation
Bonnie Steele, PhD, RN
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
An Intervention to Enhance Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
Charlene Weir, RN, PhD
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
Minimizing Harm from ADEs by Improving Nurse-Physician Communication
Valerie Lawrence, MD
VA South Texas Health Care System
Long-Term Outcomes in Burned OEF/OIF Veterans (LOBO)
Amy Rosen, PhD
Bedford VAMC
Validating the Patient Safety Indicators in the VA: A Multi-Faceted Approach
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